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Inspiration and incarnation : evangelicals and the problem of the Old Testament / Peter Enns.

By: Material type: TextTextEdition: Second editionDescription: xiv, 202 pages : map ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780801097485
  • 0801097487
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 221.13 23
Contents:
Getting our bearings -- The Old Testament and ancient Near Eastern literature -- The Old Testament and theological diversity -- The Old Testament and its interpretation in the New Testament -- The big picture.
Summary: How can an evangelical view of Scripture be reconciled with modern biblical scholarship? This book addresses Old Testament phenomena that challenge traditional evangelical perspectives on Scripture. Enns then suggests a way forward, proposing an incarnational model of biblical inspiration that takes seriously both the divine and the human aspects of Scripture. This tenth anniversary edition has an updated bibliography and includes a substantive postscript that reflects on the reception of the first edition.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Getting our bearings -- The Old Testament and ancient Near Eastern literature -- The Old Testament and theological diversity -- The Old Testament and its interpretation in the New Testament -- The big picture.

How can an evangelical view of Scripture be reconciled with modern biblical scholarship? This book addresses Old Testament phenomena that challenge traditional evangelical perspectives on Scripture. Enns then suggests a way forward, proposing an incarnational model of biblical inspiration that takes seriously both the divine and the human aspects of Scripture. This tenth anniversary edition has an updated bibliography and includes a substantive postscript that reflects on the reception of the first edition.

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